Telephone disinfectant attachment.



J. TIGHY. TELEPHONE DISINFBGTANT' ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 9, 1912.

1,068,949, Patented July 29, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CG..WASH|NOTON. u. c

JOSEPH TICHY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

TELEPHONE DISINFECTANT .ATTAGHIVIEN T.

Patented July 29, 1913.

Application filed. December 9, 1912. Serial No. 735,792.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH TIoHY, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TelephoneDisinfectant Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in disinfectant attachments and hasfor its object the provision of a device of this character which is ofimproved construction and operation.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafterdescribed and' claimed. v

The invention Will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming'A a part of this speciication, and in which,

Figure 1 is a sectional view of an attachment embodying my invention,and shown in position of use, Fig. 2, an inclined section of theattachment taken at substantially right angles to that illustrated inFig. 1. Fig. 3, an end vieW of one of the housings employed in theconstruction, and Fig. 4, an end view of the opposite end of saidhousing.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the ldrawingcomprises a suitable supporting member 1 having a central nipple 2therein. This nipple extends inwardly through the central portion ofsupporting member 1 and is provided at its inner end With externalthreads adapted to fit the usual mouth piece socket in the telephonetransmitter 4. The outer end of nipple 2 is internally threaded toreceive the usual mouth piece 6 and constitute a socket therefor. TWOparallel cylindrical housings 7 are secured to the opposite ends ofsupport-V ing member 1, as shown and each of said housings is providedin its outer side With a longitudinal slot 8, extending the full lengthof the side of the housing. Each of said housings is provided Withremovable ends 9 which are recessed in their peripheries to receivehousings 7, as shown. Each of said ends is centrally perforated toconstitute a mounting for shafts 10 and 11, and each of said shafts isprovided with a pointed end 12 adapted to pass through the perforationin the coresponding end 9. Each of the pointed ends 12 is provided Witha locking groove 13 adapted to receive a locking ing. Locking pins ,18are also passed through the recess in the other ends 9 in position toengage the other ends of slots 8 to lock the other ends 9 againstrotation as before.

At its Vend4 opposite the pointed end 12, shaft 10 carries a cap 19imprisoning a helical spring 20, said cap and spring being provided toplace a frictional resistance on the 4rotation of shaft 10. Shaft 11 isprovided with an operating knob 21 and a ratchet Wheel 22 whichcoperates with a springheld pawl 23 to prevent retrograde movement ofshaft 11. Each of the shafts 10 and 11 are provided with a Wire loop 24for securing the ends of a paper roll 25 thereto.

In use one end of the paper roll is secured by loop 24 to shaft 10 andsaid roll rolled thereon. This roll is then placed in position in thelower housing 7, the removable ends and longitudinal slot in saidhousing greatly facilitating this operation. Then, the free end of theroll is passed over mouth piece 6 and inserted through slot 8, said endhaving been previously secured to the other shaft 11, the removabilityof the ends 9 and slot S facilitating this manipulation. By thisarrangement it Will be observed, that the paper strip 25 may be readilypassed over mouth piece 6. Paper strip 25 is impregnated with a chemicalwhich Will change color When subjected to the act-ion of the humanbreath, so that When a telephone is used with one portion of the paperstrip over the mouth piece, this use is made evident by the change inthe color of the paper. The paper is also impregnated with a suitabledisinfectant for desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the class described comprising a support adapted to besecuredto a telephone transmitter; tivo housings on said support, eachof said housings being provided with a longitudinal slot in its outerside and with removable ends; paper roll' shafts rotatably mounted inthe ends of said housings and provided-With locking means for securingsaid ends in position; and means for rotating one of said shafts,`substantially as described.

2. A device of the class described comprising a support adapted to besecured to a telephone transmitter; two housingson said support7 each ofsaid housings being provided with a longitudinal slot in its outer sideand with removable ends; paper roll shafts in said housing;'nieans forrotating one of said shafts; and a frictional resistance on the other ofsaid shafts, substantially as described.

3; A device of the class described comprising a support adapted to be.secured to a telephone transmitter; tWo housings on said substantiallyas described.

4'.- A device of the class described comprising a support adapted tobesecured to a telephone transmit-ter, said support being provided Withacentralnipple, the inner end of which is exteriorly threaded to fit theusual mouth piece socket and the outer end of which isinternallythreaded to receive the usual mouth piece; tvvo housings-on saidvsupport, each of said housingsv being providedvvith a longitudinal slotin its outer side and with removable ends; paper' roll shafts in saidhousings; and. means for r0- tating one of saidshafts; substantially asdescribed.

Intestimony whereof I have`V signed my name to this specification in thepresence of tivo subscribing Witnesses.

JOSEPH TIGHY.

Vitnesses:

JOSHUA R. H. Po'rrs, TI-roMAs WV. CoLsoN.

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